Foreword The Story of this Book Making room for play Learning about opposites The Children's Nature and Garden Centre December Advent Song: The North Wind Does Blow Advent: A Time for Contemplation Poem: Advent The Advent Wreath Poem: Around the Advent Wreath Advent: A Time for Candles Blowing Ships An Advent Story Blooming Branches Rattling Walnuts Christmas Scenes The True Meaning of Advent Other Religious Festivals January Working with Wool Working with Wool: A Rich Experience Processing Wool Clothing: Our Second Skin Wool: from the Sheep to a Ball of Wool -- Shearing sheep -- Cleaning and drying the wool -- Carding -- Spinning Song: Sarasponda -- Twisting -- Winding a skein -- Washing the yarn -- Storage Wool: from a Ball of Wool to a Toy Sheep -- Finger crochet -- Weaving Stick table loom Cardboard loom frame Rounded wood loom frame Card weaving Other looms and weaving options -- Knitting Toy sheep pattern -- Felt Making felt balls Friendship bracelets -- Magic Wool Free Play with Wool Stories February (Part 1) Working with Willow: Building Houses from Hedges February: the Last Chance to Cut Willow Willow: a Good Plant for Children Song: Sleep, Thou Little Willow Tree Willow: Creative Possibilities Making a Latticework Willow Hedge Woodworking Wood: a Valuable Material Poem: The Beech Tree's Guests Forests Wooden Toys Listening to Wood -- Tools -- Carving twigs in kindergarten -- Fences and railings -- Doll's houses and furniture Rattles and Stick Instruments to Scare away Winter More Woodworking Projects February (Part 2) Working with Clay Pottery: a Valuable Activity Basic Rules for Doing Pottery with Children Clay Bowls for Easter Grass Clay Insect Nests and Bird Baths Resources: Further reading Craft suppliers Conservation of rare domestic animals The Children's Nature and Garden Centre Photograph and Illustration Credits.